Even At Our Very Best We Could Struggle To Win At Chelsea

Alan Pardew held an inquest yesterday into the appalling 4-0 defeat at Wigan.

Alan Pardew – at his desk at the Benton training grounds
And as we reported earlier this morning, it seems Alan took most of the responsibility for the defeat, and that was because of his tactics, and how he had ill-prepared the players mentally for the game.

The two next games are against top teams in Chelsea and Manchester City, who seem to be in their very best form of the season (drat), so its not a particularly good time to meet either side.

But that’s the way things go during any season, and Alan Pardew knows the players have to go into the upcoming games, and try to win both of them:

“I’d have liked to have gone into this Chelsea game with a different feeling.” “But I know, having looked in the players’ eyes, there’s a determination to put it right.”

“Hopefully, we’ll take that on to the park, but even at our very best we could struggle to win at Chelsea.” “But we’ve got to believe we’ll get a break in the game, and that we’ll be at our very best.”

“When you look at the last seven games, and we’ve won six and lost one, it doesn’t sound so bad.” “The second half buoyed me a little bit. There was a bit of character shown on the pitch. We could’ve got a couple of goals.”

“It wasn’t like 90 minutes of failure – it was 45 minutes of madness, really.” “I think if we make sure that we start well, it’ll probably the key to the game.”

Newcastle slipped up on Saturday, that’s all, and we’ve slipped up before this year at both Fulham and at Tottenham.

But in both those cases Newcastle came back strongly and showed good character in their next games, and there’s no reason the lads cannot do the same thing in the next couple of games.

That’s what we are hoping for, and while it certainly will be tough – it’s not impossible to win both games.

Personally im delighted that Pardew has took responsibility for the Wigan game. It takes the preassure off the player.

Im not particularly bothered about the last 3 games now, european football is a dead cert, campions league may be a step to far at this stage for us. the financial benefits would be great but our league form may suffer. Europa Cup would give us a chance to play the younger players.

Pardew has done a great job and anyone who is disapointed with our campaign this year needs to have a look at themselves and remember where we were 2 years ago. Success doesnt happen overnight unless you have Man Citeh money.

I am sure this is some sort of mind games. I would be really surprised if pardew gave this message to his players. a team who has A cup final less than 72 hours the game, a big UCL final and have been poor for most of the season.

Pardew is spot on. Chelsea are flying and should beat us, however there is always hope.

Hopefully that hope isnt destroyed in the first 10 minutes, ala Spurs game. We need to keep the ball and be brave in possession, booting the ball long is cack and counter productive to getting a result. Guthrie should come back in for me.

if we get champions league we will have to qualify, if we dont qualify we have no europe all together. ashley wants europe so if we hang back we are guranteed europa league so we have at least 4 european games to look forward too, and obivously guranteed more money if we were to fail to qualify

Don’t go around making things up, it only looks bad on u.
For one, u don’t drop out of Europe by not making it through the qualifying rounds.
Second, AP said that MA is backing us for the CL cause that’s what he wants.

Hi,
I’m a Newcastle fan from Qatar and I just arrived London one day ago and I would like to attend the mach tomorrow and set with Newcastle fan but I couldn’t find any ticket.. So can any one tell me how can I get away ticket plz??

Jan Stavik @ 3 – You say we’ll get nothing at Everton because “they have been terrific lately”.
We were “terrific” for 6 games until we came up against Wigan.
Have some heart man. It’s going to be difficult the last three games but this team has always shown themselves to be fighters. My head says 2 points from the last three but don’t bet against it being 6 or 7.

I just got 100/1 for Cisse and 2-1 to the Toon and 125/1 for the same score but HBA to grab the 1st goal. Bookies really are taking us for chumps after the wigan let down. I think it would be so typical of Newcastle to lose to wigan then beat all 3 of our remaining tough opponents. I still believe in the Toon even if they did choke on saturday.

i don’t.know if its true or not just heard it as you do anything else.. apparently if we get there cambiasso will be willing to comen with Milan paying 45% of his wage if we don’t make champs league its a non starter

lewytoon
Well its a interesting theory and could very well be correct MA cares more about SD than NUFC (cant really see anyone argue with that) and NUFC are a way for him to push his brand, dropping out of Europe after a couple games wont do much but lasting 10+ in Europa would get him more

But then again the money pot in CL is far greater meaning he can have NUFC start (possibly continue) paying him back for his loans

Check ya facts b4 u start making stuff up if u lose your champions league qualify u go into the Europa playoff round fact, so no u don’t drop out of Europe, why wud Ashly only want Europa anyway u only make about 2mill from compared to nearly 20mil in champions league

i don’t think anyone comes on here with the aim of mis informing people. they just relay the info they’ve been told.. pretty much like I’ve done with the cambiasso/ba story may be no foundation to it but 3 ppl have told me so i passed it on

anyone who is very disapointed with our campaign this year will be carzy with this current squad. Ofcourse it will be even better if we could do slightly better if we got the chance to benifit from any club that slip up again.

You have to laugh at some of the drivel Pardew spouts his latest howler concerns HBA and Cabaye apparently he subbed them to save them for the Chelsea match this is the same Chelsea side that has played Barcelona,liverpool and Qpr inside a week while our pampered poodles got a thumping off lowly Wigan!

58CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // May 1, 2012 at 3:24 PM

Check – I’m meeting him later to address this clear lack of ambition that he has. Perhaps I could raise Bob’s point regarding Pardew and him trying to give some players a rest for this upcoming crucial game…I mean what is he thinking???

68CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // May 1, 2012 at 3:36 PM

I’m a div? I was agreeing with you and was in no way being sarcastic Bob. I personally feel they should scrap the whole idea of a 25 man squad. Who needs that many players. You need 11 players with an allowance for injury only. Bob, have you considered starting your own blog? I would imagine it would be full of bright ideas on not only Newcastle United but how to improve the game of football worldwide. Who knows, given time you may be called up to be part of the FA panel

pieceofpapiss
Its a wind up merchant mate he comes on here and says thing in order to gain a rise from people. He runs about 4 screen names on here in order to do so normally small names without capitals

Do believe he showed up just before the mackem game

My advice is to avoid and ignore him if possible there is little sense to be had from talking to him

I have better things to do than argue with a keyboard warrior, and its boring give it a rest

Try just being positive and stop calling our manager, players and other bloggers

Constructive critisism will get you respect but calling our hard working team pampered poodles makes you sound like a jealous mackem. Maybe I have got you wrong and if so I sincerely apologise. Back to the footy eh

They had the chance to grab 4th spot but bottled it against a relegation team just the same way they bottled it against Brighton and Blackburn as soon as there’s anything to play for they go missing and the old excuses come out now its fatigue do me a favour its called a lack of bottle don’t be suprised if they don’t get another point this season.

Still doesnt matter Bob, European qualification is a damn sight more than your boys in 5underland. That being said your ladies team won the league. Overshadowed by the Toon and a bunch of girls. Gutted.

80CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // May 1, 2012 at 3:52 PM

pieceofpapiss Are you a closet mackem your patter seems a bit retarded which is always a sign of mackemness i think we may have a roker parker trying hard to sound like an intelligent geordie but failing miserably.

91CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // May 1, 2012 at 4:05 PM

Check – Certainly has a point about those games, along with Spurs and Wigan. We should have done better. We didn’t and have to move on. I think the season as a whole has been ok though, wouldn’t you agree?

Bob – Sorry, but I’m trying to understand your point. You don’t think you come across as intelligent as my name? Well, you are obviously smarter than me, as I have never heard the word “succinctly”. I best bow down to your every word as you have sufficiently shown me to be the fool here

I think Roy Hodgson is a better choice for the England manager than Redknapp because in my opinion Redknapp wouldve just played the high profile names but with Hodgson I think theres a chance he will come to St James’ to scout our players for the team.

If not then…. I’ll be supporting France because they have Cabaye and hopefully Ben Arfa

bob
How about we agree to ignore each other? Though I retain the ability to warn others about u

JfA
I think Woy has as good of a chance as anyone to be a success in the job…slim to none haha but u never know and he is a good manager with bags of experience given some time he could be very good for England

I can’t be chewed with england anymore its always the same. I blame the media for this, if we win one crap game its ”england march onto final” or ”3 lions roar again” then we loose the next one and the papers rip us to shreds for about a week. Plus I’m sick of the fa’s politics. Hence ill be watchin france, unless old roy really shakes things up by droppin terry and the like

I must admit I think we will get 1 point more out of the season and that will be at Everton. Chelsea will beat us soundly tomorrow as will Man Citeh on Sun.
The goals we conceded against a free playing Wigan were shocking. How on earth Williamson cannot out jump a footballer who could qualify as an extra in the new movie The Hobbit is beyond me. The only goal that was unstoppable was the ‘wonder goal’ you cant do anything about those, but the point is we were found wanting in an extreme way and not for the first time.
The fact of the matter is as good as we are in attack we are as bad in defence. Beating Chelsea is not about how good we are going to be on the day, its about how bad Chelsea are going to be and they know CL football MUST be qualified in the league regardless of whether they win the final. Sorry to be the poster of doom and gloom but I hope i’m wrong.
And for the umpteenth time Steven Taylor will not make pre season…no way. For that he needs to be in light training now and I haven’t heard a peep…has anyone else?

Nothing personal against Hodgson, but basically he’s failed at Blackburn, Inter and Liverpool. TBF, Redknapp’s record is not amazing either. It’s really embarrassig when you compare English / British managers’ CV’s to the likes of Sven and Capello.

I’ really glad that my 2 favourite managers over the last 3 years, Di Matteo and Martinez are getting a bit of recognition now. Just wish we weren’t playing their teams right now!!,

I have to laugh reading the arguments on here. Does anyone remember edd kicking people off maybe a year ago for annoying everyone.

Oh and in the early days edd used to comment and join in. Ah remember coozy coming on with some great heads up.

Personally I do not like krul hoofing the ball up. It always looks good when colo brings it forward. I know this has been a great season and at the same time I am really looking forward to next season when we strengthen seriously , push on and our new players have adjusted and improve.

I have to laugh reading the arguments on here. Does anyone remember edd kicking people off maybe a year ago for annoying everyone.

Oh and in the early days edd used to comment and join in. Ah remember coozy coming on with some great heads up.

Personally I do not like krul hoofing the ball up. It always looks good when colo brings it forward. I know this has be
en a great season and at the same time I am really looking forward to next season when we strengthen seriously , push on and our new players have adjusted and improve.

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